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In forceEvidence by deposition or affidavit
Part 4Conduct of Inquest
20 Evidence by deposition or affidavit
A witness may give evidence in an inquest by tendering a deposition.
If a deposition is tendered as evidence in an inquest, the coroner may – direct the witness, the coroner’s associate or any other person to read the deposition; or read the deposition; or accept the deposition as read.
If an affidavit is tendered as evidence in an inquest, the coroner may – if the deponent is summonsed as a witness, direct the deponent to read the affidavit; or if the deponent is not summonsed as a witness, direct the coroner’s associate or any other person to read the affidavit; or read the affidavit; or accept the affidavit as read.
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